March 1, 2003

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi women's basketball team sealed the No.4 spot going into the NYCAC Playoffs after defeating the University of New Haven, 68-56, Saturday night at Woodruff Hall. Sophomore Melanie Mangone led a balanced Panther attack with 16 points along with five rebounds as the Panthers finish the regular season 18-9 overall and 17-7 in the conference. The Chargers drop to 19-8 overall and 18-6 in the NYCAC and hold onto the No.3 spot going into the playoffs.

Prior to the start of the game, Adelphi honored its Senior Class of 2003 with Amber Butler, Brianne MacArthur and Kylee Wilson. MacArthur contributed six points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists for the Panthers in tonight's game.

Sophomore Jesse Dlabola scored seven of her 12 points in the first half, capping a 23-6 Panther run with a three-pointer at the 9:25 mark. The Chargers, scoreless in the first 4:20 of the game, struggled from the field, connecting on just 8-of-30 in the half. Adelphi realized its largest lead of 19 points, at 7:09, on a layup by freshman Carlyshia Hurdle, who had nine points in the game. At the half, the Panthers led 33-19.

New Haven came out fired up in the second half, opening on a 10-4 run to close to within eight points, 37-29. Junior Jaime Douglas picked up 10 of her 14 points in the second half, to go along with her team-high nine rebounds. The Chargers outscored the Panthers 37-35 in the second half, improving to 44.4 percent from the field, but they were never able to close the gap. Adelphi held on for the win, 68-56.

Adelphi forced 24 New Haven turnovers, converting them to 20 points on the night. But the Chargers dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Panthers, 50-35. This was due mainly to junior Jill Angotta, who collected a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds for New Haven

With the win, Adelphi moves from No. 5 to No.4 in the NYCAC and will host a first-round playoff game on Tuesday, March 4, against No. 5 seed Philadelphia University. Tip off will be 5:30 p.m.